The exploits of the world's greatest sea power from its beginnings to its triumphs
This book, originally entitled, 'Fifty-Two Stories of the British Navy from Damme to Trafalgar, ' is an excellent 'reader' for all those interested in the history of British conflict at sea, from the earliest times to possibly the greatest naval battle of the age of sail-Nelson's victory over the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805. The volume is organised chronologically and each account links to form a chain which demonstrates how the Royal Navy really did come to 'rule the waves' to the...